Outlook: Nutrition programs

              www.isbe.net/nutrition – 1 – JANUARY 2006
The
OUTLOOK
Nutrition Programs
Illinois State Board of Education
JANUARY 2006
b u l l e t i n
b o a rd
In this issue…
Proposed Rules Regulating Food Sales in Elementary and
Middle Schools—Comment Period ............................... 1
School Wellness Policy Task Force ..................................... 1
ADMINISTRATION
REMINDER! Verification Summary Report Due January
18, 2006 .............................................................................. 2
Help Fight Hunger This Summer—Utilize the Summer
Food Service Program in Your Community ................. 2
Emergency Care for Choking Poster Coming Soon ............. 2
Claim Common Cent$ .......................................................... 2
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Illinois Commodity System Updated ................................. 3
School Year 2007 Annual Commodity Order .................... 3
FOODSERVICE AND NUTRITION
Plan to Take the HealthierUS Challenge ........................... 3
National School Breakfast Week—Go Places With School
Breakfasts ............................................................................ 3
Promoting Fruits and Vegetables in Schools .................... 3
GRANTS, AWARDS, and HONORS
Funding Still Available for State School Breakfast Start-
Up Grants .......................................................................... 4
TRAINING, TIPS, and TOOLS
New Training for School Food Authorities Who Contract
for Meal Services ............................................................... 4
Get Ready for WOW (Windows of Wellness)
Workshops ......................................................................... 4
Action for Healthy Kids Reports Free to Download ....... 5
Top Ten Places Germs Lurk in Schools ............................. 5
Public Service Website Stresses Handwashing ................. 5
Free Poster Available on Weights of Commercially
Prepared Grains/Breads ................................................... 5
Newly Refreshed National Agriculture Library Website
Launched ........................................................................... 5
Calendar of Events
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Proposed Rules Regulating Food Sales in Elementary
and Middle Schools—Comment Period
The proposed rules regulating the sale of foods outside of the federal food programs will be
published in the Illinois Register on
January 6, 2006. The public comment period
will run for 45 calendar days. The ending
date for public comment is February 20,
2006. Comments about the proposed
amendments can be submitted by email to
rules@isbe.com or by regular mail to Sally
Vogl, Agency Rules Coordinator, 100 North
First Street, S-493, Springfield, Illinois
62777-0001. Please check the Illinois State
Board of Education’s (ISBE’s) website at
http://www.isbe.net/rules/proposed/
default.htm for further information.
School Wellness Policy
Task Force
Public Act 94-0199 required the
Illinois Department of Public Health,
the Illinois Department of Human
Services, and the Illinois State Board of
Education to form an interagency
working group to convene a
School Wellness Policy
Task Force consisting of
members of various
organizations and agencies as
identified in the legislation. Please
visit http://www.isbe.net/news/
pdf/
school_wellness_task_force.pdf
for a complete list of the
members and the agencies/
organizations they represent.